Improvement in grain-driers



HENLEY 8 REINHART.

v Grain Drier. l

No, 85,007.' y Patented Dec.- 15, 1868.

HENRY HENLEY, OF SHOALS, AND JOHN J'. REINHAR'I, OF LOO GOOTEF., INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 85,007, dated December 15, l8b'8.-

MPROVEMEN T IN GRAVIN-DRIERS.

The Schedule referred 'to in these Letters Patent ana making part ofthe same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known.that we, HENRY HENLEY, of Shoals, and JOHN J. REINHART, of Loogootee, in the county of Martin, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meal and Grain- Driers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadY to the accompanying V,f lrawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l represents a side view,

Figure 2, a plan view, and I Figure 3, a sectional view of our grain-drier.

Similar letters indicate like parts in each figure.

Our invention relates t'o certain improvements in grain-driers, the peculiarities of which will hereinafter be fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings- Y A represents an inclined cylinder, whichjs formed with an opening, B, for the purpose of Ventilating the meal or other article to be dried, in its upperfsurface, and provided with legs, C C. l

D is a cap, secured to the upper end ofthe cylinder, over the opening B, which is provided with the pipe l), through which the meal or other article to be dried is fed.

The steam-cylinder or chest E is made with metal strips, a ad, on its outer surface, forming recepacles for the grain or meal to yfbe dried, and is also provided at each end with a tubular journal, G H, the journal G being used for the introduction of steam, and the journal H for the escape of steam and water.

The steam-chest E is pivotedd'n the cylinder A, by the journals G H passing through the upper and lower bases c' c ofthe cylinder A.

On the journal H, inside the steam-chest E, there is formed an elbow, m, which extends to the inner surface ofthe cylinder E, where it is made funnel-shaped, so as to scoop u'p the water in the Steam-cheSt, and

carry it oil with the condensed steam, through the journal or discharge-pipe H. v

K' is a pulley, secured to the .outer end of't-he jour nal'H, by which rotarvmotion is given to the steamchest E.

I is the discharge-spout for the grain, and is attached totheI under side of the cylinder A, ou a line with the axis of the, journal H. y

YThe operation of the machine is as follows:

The grain, or other article to be dried, is introduced at the opening b. A rapid rotary motion is given to the cylinder E by a belt passing around the roller K.

The steam is introduced into the cylinder' E through the pipe G, ,and passes out through the pipe I-I.- The water of condensation, from the 'inclined position of? the cylinder E, passes to its lower end, and, asl the cylinder revolves, is carried out of itthrough the elbow-shaped tube lm'. Y

A The meal, or other article to be dried, is stirred by ythe ilanges a d, and dried by the heat from the-cylin der E, and is discharged through the spout I.

Having thus fully described our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to seclne by Letters Pat-ent, is-

1. lhe revolving cylinder E, provided with the tubular journal G, for the introduction of steam, in com` bination with the journal H and elbow-shaped tube m., substantially as set forth.

2. The revolving cylinder E, provided with the flanges a a, journals G and H, elbow-shaped tube m, and casing A, substantially as set forth. v l

3. The hollow journal H, in combination with elbowshaped tubemt, substantially :is-described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we afi-lx our signatures, in presence oftwo witnesses.

HENRY HENLEY. Witnesses: JOHN "J REINHART.

A. R.'BRowN, y

THOMAS BROWN. 

